Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-11-18
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AFTER THE HANGING.

The Curiosity OF the Crowds Turned 70
the Remains OF the Executed Anareh-
ists-DispOsitioa Of the Bodies.
CHICAGO, November 11.-After the hang
ing, the centre of attraction TO idle curios-
ity seekers was transferred to Milwaukee
avenue, at points along which thoroughfare
the bodies Of the dead men lay. At little
undertaken shop on Milwaukee avenue the
bodies Of LingR and EngeI were. prepared
Tor the grave. The latter's remains were
easily cared for and after being placed in g
neat black covered cloth covered caslzet were
taken to the little store at Z86 Milwaukee
avenue, where the widow and brother of the
dead man waited to receive them. There
was en- eager curious crowd hanging around
the shop and though fully a hundred per-
sons followed the black wagon that trans
terred the remains 20 Engei's old home, the
crowd did not seem to diminish in the least
Eecple pushed and showed and crowded 70
get q sight of the interior of the
store, IN the rear OF which Hingg's
body lay, while an undertaken
did his best to make the mangled face more
slightly At was difficult task and iG was
some hours after Engsls body lay ia state
in his old home before the suicides remains
were placed In a neat Casket, with silver
trimmings exactly like that holding Engels
body. When this was finally done Lingg's
mortal remalug were carried out and placed
beside those of his old friend. Hundreds Of
friends Of the dead men filed into and out Of
LlAG AAbtAC 1L4ul anu LUX q LdaH LOOK aG 4Lu
faces almost strange from the passage of
time. At one end of the store Mrs. Engel
sat with eyes red with Wiping, and ner face
shrouded in a black veil. Eda Mueller
sat, too, beside the easket which
held all that remained on earth
Of her lover. Her face was as pale as death,
and she sObbsd conVulsively as the sympa-
thizing friends flied in and out, Further up
the avenue, at No. 596, is another under
takers shop, where the bodies of Spies, Par
sons and Fischer were cared for. Mrs. Par
sons was the most noticeable person. She
sat with her back to the window, through
which at least 100 eager, curious eyes pBered.
little woman clad in black, with face
covered by q heavy veil, held Mrs. Parsons
hands. This was Mrs. Van Zandts and she
was deeply affected as were the anarchists
wives. SMALL bowed figure sat alone in
corner, on a low stool. it was Mrs.
Spies, the anarchists mother. Her head
was bowed in her hands, and they were al
most IN her lap. She rocked TO and fro in
the agony Of grief, strangely at variance
With the actions Of Mrs. Parsons, who sat
bolt upright and looked toward where the
! body of her husband lay.
STRIKING FIGURE.
Her eyes were fixed in stony stare. They
We're large and lustrous, but seemed to have
lost the power Of weeping. There she sat,
one hand cldsped In that of the woman next
to her, her lips moving as though mutterlng
some resolve, the thin, peaked, dark features
peerlng from behind the mass Of Grape, and
looking as though there was something in
the future to anticipate. Hers was a strik-
ing figure. There was little excitement, and
while groups OF men stood on the street corn
ers and discussed the execution, there was not
policeman in sight nor any apparent need
OF one. The body of Spies was examined
first and turned over to his mother who took
it to her home late in the evening.
WHY THE TRAP WAS SPRUNG so QUICKLY.
CHICAGO, November 11.-Sherif Matson
said tonight in regard to the trap being
sprung IN the middle of a sentence of Par
sons: ''With the strained public sentiment
1 did not deem 1t sxpedient to have the men
make long speeches at that time. OF course
1t is customary ana It Is believed that a
man can talk as much as he pleases on the
scaHold, but there is no law authorizing e
and 1 deemed it best not to allow It. it
seemed to me that it would only lead to ex-
element. There had been no understand
ing that they would be allowed to talk at tine
scahOld. but, on the contrary, I was told BY
Dr.. Bolton, as we were going to the cal
lows, they did not want to, as they had writ
ten a great deal to be printed.